Whereas Barbie followers are nonetheless holding out hope for a sequel, and rightfully so, director Greta Gerwig is lots busy with different initiatives. If you happen to haven’t heard, she’s directing a brand new adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s traditional fantasy collection The Chronicles of Narnia. I can hear the naysayers now: “However these books have already been made into films, they usually’re not even that outdated!” Shh, shh, we all know. However they weren’t made by Greta Gerwig, now had been they? She’s already making large strikes — Hollywood elite Meryl Streep is reportedly in talks to star as a significant character.
Right here’s every thing we all know proper now concerning the film, from launch dates to which actors and actresses are on board too.
When will the brand new Chronicles of Narnia film come out?
There have been rumblings about this new Narnia since 2020, in keeping with City & Nation, however Netflix has not too long ago determined to offer us a bit of extra information. The streaming platform will really debut Gerwig’s Narnia in theaters — in IMAX solely — for 2 weeks earlier than it hits streaming. It is slated to reach in theaters on Thanksgiving Day, 2026, after which grow to be out there on Netflix on Christmas, Selection studies.
What is going to or not it’s about?
All the best way again in 2018, Netflix shared that they’d be growing an unique collection and extra films all primarily based on The Chronicles of Narnia books. Gerwig’s movie is the one confirmed Narnia-related undertaking proper now — although she informed The New Yorker in an interview she’s set to direct “not less than two movies” primarily based on the books.
So, it’s unclear the place this primary film may choose up within the timeline of Lewis’s collection, although the final assumption is clear: at the start. There are seven books in The Chronicles of Narnia collection, and solely the primary three had been ever tailored for the large display screen by Disney and Fox within the early aughts. They observe the 4 Pevensie youngsters as they stumble by means of a magical wardrobe right into a fairytale realm referred to as Narnia, the place they’re referred to as upon by its king, Aslan, to defend in opposition to evil.
What we do know is that Gerwig appreciates the collection from a baby’s perspective — she was a significant fan rising up and needs to seize the magic she felt then onscreen. In a Time Journal interview, she stated, “C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books are one thing that I’ve beloved since I used to be a baby. I might say the 2 large books of my childhood had been Little Girls and the Narnia books. So I had that immediate pleasure, however immediate terror that comes from attempting to deal with one thing that has formed me. I wish to make it really feel like magic.”
Do we all know something concerning the forged but?
There’s not a lot information on the market on the forged simply but, however there are already some fairly thrilling rumblings. The most recent and best: In response to Deadline, Meryl Streep is in talks to convey Aslan the Nice Lion to life in Gerwig’s adaptation. Though sources say Streep hasn’t signed on the dotted line but, it feels hopeful. In any case, Streep and Gerwig labored collectively for the latter’s 2019 adaptation of Little Girls (Streep performed Aunt March).
Deadline also discovered that Charli XCX has been tapped for a “key position.” Nothing is ready in stone but, however the singer is seemingly in talks with Netflix concerning the movie. There was a rumor that Louis Partridge — from Enola Holmes and Paddington 2 — was forged within the reboot, however his representatives have since informed the media that was unfaithful.
Apart from that, we’ve no casting information simply but, however loads of fan casts on social media (Timothee Chalamet as Mr. Tumnus is a private favourite). And whereas it’s not a couple of well-known face you’ll acknowledge on display screen, Netflix introduced Matthew Aldrich, a co-writer for Disney’s Coco on board to put in writing the movie diversifications. If you’ve seen Coco, you understand we’re in good arms right here.
There’s certain to be extra to return about Gerwig’s new Narnia movies, and we will’t wait to see who will play *formally* Aslan, the White Witch, and our beloved Pevensie youngsters.
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